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Graduate Faculty 2001-2002
Chair: G. C. Nichols. Graduate Coordinators: A. O. Avellaneda (Spanish); S. R. Baker (French). Graduate Research Professor: W. Calin. Professors: A. O. Avellaneda; S. R. Baker; E. Barradas; B. Cailler; J. Casagrande; G. T. Diller; R. Gay-Crosier; C. J. Murphy; G. C. Nichols; C. A. Perrone; D. A. Pharies. Associate Professors: S. Armon; A. F. Bolanos; D. Boxer; R. Jimenez. Assistant Professors: H. Blondeau; M. Alas-Brun; S. Blum; J. Camps; M. E. Ginway; A. Lynch; A. Sow, M. Watt; G. Zachmann.

The Department offers programs leading to the Ph.D. in Romance languages and literatures, with specialization in French or Spanish, and the M.A. in French or Spanish (either with or without thesis).

Candidates for the master's degree in French or Spanish have a choice of two options, one oriented toward literature and culture, the other toward language and linguistics. In conjunction with their master's or doctoral work, students specializing in Spanish may also earn a Certificate in Latin American Studies. Though a graduate degree is not given in Portuguese, extensive course offerings permit students to develop a strong minor in Portuguese language and Brazilian literature.

Prerequisite for admission to graduate work is an undergraduate major in the language, including advanced courses in both literature and language, or the equivalent. All M.A. and Ph.D. students in French must take Introduction to Graduate Study and Research (FRW 6805). All M.A. and Ph.D. students in Spanish, literature track, must take Introduction to Graduate Study and Research (SPW 6806).

All M.A. and Ph.D. students in French must take Romance Language Teaching Methods (FRE 6940, 6943). All French M.A. Option A candidates are strongly urged to take French Critical Theory (FRW 6825) in addition to the two required courses mentioned above. Additional courses are also required of doctoral students in French. For literature students, the additional requirements are French Critical Theory (FRW 6825) and History of the French Language (FRE 6845). Linguistics students must take either History of the French Language (FRE 6845) or Introduction to Romance Linguistics (FOL 6735).

All M.A. and Ph.D. students in Spanish must take Romance language teaching methods (SPN 6940, 6943). All M.A. and Ph.D.candidates in Spanish who are not exempt must take Advanced Composition and Syntax (SPN 6315).

The other requirements vary with degree and specialization; for details, consult the appropriate graduate coordinator. The Department is able to offer most students a teaching assistantship which covers tuition and provides a modest stipend on which to live. Contingent on positive performance in teaching and graduate work, normally a master's student has at least four semesters of support and an M.A./Ph.D. student has at least ten. In addition there are several fellowships for which students may apply. Incoming students are encouraged to apply as early as possible, preferably a full year ahead since some deadlines for submitting applications occur during the fall of the year prior to enrollment.

The most current information about the graduate programs in the Department is available on the Internet at http://web.rll.ufl.edu/.

FOL 6735—Introduction to Romance Linguistics (3) Prereq: LIN 3010 or equivalent; knowledge of at least one Romance language. Introduction to fundamental concepts of linguistics, exemplified through the Romance languages, including social perspectives.

FOW 6350—Readings in Colonial Latin American Texts (3) Readings and discussions on literary, historical, and legal sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish, French, Portuguese, and British texts in English translation written in/about Latin America and dealing with contact between Europeans and native American cultures.

FOW 6930—Special Study in Romance Languages and Literatures (1-3; max: 9) Rotating topics in literary theory, cultural studies, or literary study involving two or more Romance languages.
French

FRE 6060—Beginning French for Graduate Students I (3) For students with no formal preparation who need a reading knowledge. S/U.

FRE 6061—Beginning French for Graduate Students II (3) Prereq: FRE 6060 or the equivalent. For students who need proficiency in reading. S/U option.

FRE 6466—Advanced Translation and Stylistics (3) Translation from English to French and French to English. Texts selected from modern authors. Various genres and styles.

FRE 6735—Special Studies in French Linguistics (3) Rotating topics relevant to second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and/or theoretical linguistics.

FRE 6785—French Phonetics and Phonology (3) An introduction to French phonological processes, providing explanatory evidence for the production of speech sounds, for the classification of sounds, for their interrelationship with one another (gliding, nasalization, assimilation), for morphological and syllable structure, for specifically French phenomena such as liaison, elision, final consonant drop, schwa drop, and for the relationship of morphology to phonology, especially in the verb system.

FRE 6845—History of the French Language (3) Phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical evolution of French language.

FRE 6855—Structure of French (3) Explores the French language as a system of communication and mental representation. This course analyzes the morphological, syntactic and semantic aspects of contemporary French, and emphasizes the historical, psychological and sociological dimension of linguistic investigation.

FRE 6940—Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. Required for all graduate teaching assistants in French. Practical training in teaching elementary French courses. S/U

FRE 6943—Romance Language Teaching Methods (2, 4, 6; max: 6) Prereq: graduate standing. Required for students needing practice and direction in college-level teaching.

FRE 6945—Practicum in Advanced College Teaching (2; max: 6) Practical training and orientation for advanced doctoral students in teaching upper-division courses. By working closely with mentor in all areas of teaching process, career experience is gained in teaching at upper level. S/U.

FRE 6956—Overseas Studies in French (1-5; max: 5) Prereq: Permission of Graduate Coordinator. Course work in French as part of approved study-abroad program.

FRW 6215—Readings in French Renaissance Literature (3)

FRW 6217—Seventeenth-Century French Prose (3) Exploration of major prose works of classical period marked by fermentation in philosophical and moral thought that characterized early modern period France. Cartesian thought, new science, Jansenism, libertines, and moralistes figure here, as well as texts by La Fayette and Sevigne.

FRW 6276—Readings in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) Rotating topics: theater, the novel, image of the Orient, Anglo-French connection, women writers of the Old Regime.

FRW 6288—Twentieth-Century French Novel (3) Analysis of representative novels. Emphasis on literary modernism, surrealism, and the new novel in light of pertinent cultural discourses and literary history.

FRW 6315—Seventeenth-Century French Drama (3) Theory and practice of dramaturgy in classical period as reflected in plays of Corneille, Molière, and Racine. Close textual analysis to disengage aesthetic and ideological problematics posed by each play.

FRW 6328—Twentieth-Century French Theater (3) Critical and historical study of representative plays. Emphasis on theater as both genre and cultural and political space. Discussion of theoretical writings. Viewing of selected plays on film.

FRW 6346—French Poetry of the Renaissance (3)

FRW 6355—Modern French Poetry (3) This course combines an historical approach with close readings of poetic texts. It also introduces students to a number of theoretical and critical writings. Although poetic texts taken from the traditional canon are paid due attention, students are also presented with the works of less frequently taught poets.

FRW 6396—French Cinema (4) Critical and historical study of representation of gender and ethnicity in French films.

FRW 6415—Early French Medieval Literature (3) Old French texts through the tenth and thirteenth centuries. The student will acquire a reading ability in old French through the study of works and authors such as: La Chanson de Roland, La Prise d’Orange, Chretien de Troyes, Le Roman de la Rose, Ruteboeuf, Thibaut de Champagne, Adam de la Halle, Le Lancelot en Prose and Joinville.

FRW 6416—Later French Medieval Literature (3)

FRW 6536—The Romantic Period (3) This course traces the development and the main tenets of the nineteenth-century French Romanticism. The class concentrates on the various themes and genres (including poetry, theater, the novel, etc.) exploited by “romantic” artists as well as the socio-economic and cultural matrices which fostered the movement. Specific attention may be devoted (but not limited) to: the relationship between literature and the visual arts, constructions of gendered, cultural and artistic subjectivities, exoticism (spatial, temporal and mystical voyages), representations of Paris and French society, etc. Beginning with pre-romantic authors, the course moves on to writers such as Lamartine, Stendhal, Hugo, Vigny, Balzac, Sand, Musset, Desbordes-Valmore, Nerval and Baudelaire.

FRW 6556—French Realism and Naturalism (3)

FRW 6715—The Philosophic Movement (3) Readings of works by major figures such as Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Rousseau as well as of historiography of period. Examination of key issues of Enlightenment (religious tolerance, women's rights, slavery, etc. ) and key institutions of eighteenth century (newspaper, encyclopedia, and salon).

FRW 6755—African and Caribbean Literatures in French (3; max: 9) Prereq: Conducted in French. Comparative study of twentieth-century writers. Emphasis on Negritude movement. Some post-Negritude works, as well as some texts from North Africa. Attention to historical and political issues. Discussion of theoretical and critical writings.

FRW 6780—Studies in Francophone Literature and Culture (Excluding the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa (3; max: 9) Literature and cultures of Francophone world from either Quebec, North Africa, Vietnam, Middle East, Belgium and Switzerland, or regions of France.

FRW 6805—Introduction to Graduate Study and Research (3) Tools, problems, and methods of literary and linguistic research.

FRW 6825—French Critical Theory (3) Review and comparative analysis of approaches to literature from Romanticism to Deconstructionism. The act of reading and writing is examined through the eyes of Sainte-Beuve, Taine, Lanson, Bachelard, the Geneva School, Ricoeur, Bataille, Blanchot, Barthes, Foucault, Genette, Lacan, Kristeva, Todorov, Derrida and others.

FRW 6900—Special Study in French Literature (3; max: 9) Selected topic or problem (varied each semester).

FRW 6905—Individual Work (1-3; max: 9) Prereq: Available only by special arrangement with graduate adviser.

FRW 6910—Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.

FRW 6938—Seminar in French Literature (3; max: 15) Intensive research study of an author or topic.

FRW 6945—Practicum in Advanced College Teaching (2; max: 6) Practical training and orientation for advanced doctoral students in teaching upper-division courses. By working closely with mentor in all areas of teaching process, career experience is gained in teaching at upper level. S/U.

FRW 6971—Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.

FRW 7979—Advanced Research (1-12) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.

FRW 7980—Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.

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